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Henare tells his young team to 'embrace the moment' against host nation
The young Tall Blacks know the enormity of the task facing them when they play hosts Lebanon in the second pool match at the FIBA

Tall Blacks thump Kazakhstan to open Asia Cup
The Tall Blacks have opened their Asia Cup with a comfortable win over Kazakhstan.

Tall Blacks underway at Asia Cup tonight NZT
The young Tall Blacks begins the Asia Cup in Lebanon tonight when they meet Kazakhstan.

Oklahoma University too good for NZ Select
The University of Oklahoma Sooners may have only been in the country for 24 hours but they still proved far too good for the New Zealand

Canterbury and Waikato take home U23 National Basketball Championships
Waikato have been crowned the womens Under 23 National Champions after defeating Tauranga this evening, with Charlisse Leger-Walker

Finalists found for Basketball New Zealand Under 23 Nationals
The stage has been set for todays Grand Finals of the Basketball New Zealand Under 23 National Championships Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua

Gutsy Tall Blacks round out Asia Cup prep with close loss to Angola
The Tall Blacks wrapped up an arduous preparation phase for the FIBA Asia Cup with a fighting 60-53 defeat at the hands of dual tournament

Hot shooting China too strong for young Tall Blacks
China has beaten the Tall Blacks 89-62 in Chengdu.

Tall Ferns disperse until Commonwealth Games
The Tall Ferns finished sixth at the recently concluded 2017 FIBA Womens Asia Cup played in Bengaluru, India. Whilst the team will

Tall Blacks stun tournament favourites Angola in China
The young Tall Blacks side has stunned tournament favourites Angola in China.

Aon NZ U17s return from Philippines with a two wins
The Aon New Zealand Under 17 team have returned from their tour to the Philippines, having competed against some of the big basketball

Young Tall Blacks go to the wire against Lithuania
After yesterdays heavy defeat against China, Tall Blacks Head Coach Paul Henare asked his young charges for improvement. He got plenty

Tall Blacks go down in tour opener in China
The Tall Blacks were well beaten 77-53 tonight by a resurgent China, who - for many reasons, are a different side at home, and certainly

Tall Ferns finish sixth at Asia Cup
The Tall Ferns have finished sixth at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup in Bengaluru after a disappointing 65-45 loss to Chinese Taipei in the

Kiwis better for 3x3 World Tour experience
Team Auckland believe theyll take plenty away from their experience at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Utsonomiya Masters in Japan despite

Auckland remaining positive despite opening loss
Team Aucklands remaining positive despite going down 22-11 to Piran in their opening match of the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Ustunomiya Masters

NZ Premier ready to take on the UC Berkeley Golden Bears
Coach Lori McDaniel says NZ Premier is looking forward to bringing the challenge when the University of California Berkeley Golden

Matt Freeman anticipates return to NZ as team named to face Oklahoma Uni
Kiw Matt Freeman will play in NZ along with the Oklahoma University side.

Auckland 3x3 team gear up for World Tour event in Japan
Kiwi 3x3 team has high expectations ahead of Japan tournament.

Tall Ferns come from 17 points behind to defeat Chinese Taipei
The Tall Ferns have rallied from a 17 point deficit to beat Chinese Taipei at the Asia Cup

Tall Ferns beat DPR of Korea at Asia Cup
A strong second half performance powered the Tall Ferns to a 71-50 victory against DPR of Korea on the second day of the FIBA Asia

Tall Ferns beaten by China in Asia Cup opener
The Tall Ferns opened its first ever FIBA Asia Cup campaign with a 77-48 defeat at the hands of eleven times Asia Cup champions China

Ten month old Rocco Taylor on tour with the Tall Ferns as World Cup qualification begins
Natalie Taylor has linked up with the Tall Ferns team having sat out the Taiwan leg of the build up to the Asia Cup, but with one

Hawke's Bay and Waikato take home Under 15 Aon Nationals Titles
Despite the Under 15 Aon Nationals being almost cancelled today, Hawkes Bay and Waikato have managed to overcome all odds to return

Stages set for Grand Finals of the Under 15 Aon Nationals
The boys and girls under 15 age-group teams have been found for the Aon Nationals after todays semi-final rounds came to a close. Waitakere

Tall Ferns seek World Cup qualification
The Tall Ferns have flown into Bangalore for their first FIBA Asia Cup campaign with hopes high after a tour of Taiwan and Singapore

Aon New Zealand Under 17s named for tour of Philippines
The Aon New Zealand Under 17 team has been officially named today ahead of their tour of the Philippines, departing this Wednesday. The

NZ Premier team named to take on University of California
The New Zealand Premier team has been named to take on University of California, Berkley at North Shore Events Centre on Sunday 13